The Aborigines (澳洲土著) have lived in Australia for about 60,000 years. They painted pictures inside caves, and these are the rock paintings that have given us so much information about Aboriginal life. For example, some of the paintings that are about 10,000 years old show men with boomerangs. From this we know that the Aborigines started using boomerangs for hunting at that time. Other pictures show kangaroos, so we know that there were kangaroos at that time.
The Aborigines believed that spirits made people, animals and plants, and that these spirits still live in the earth. For Aborigines, no one can own the earth—the earth belongs to the spirits.
In 1700, there were many Aboriginal groups with a population of 750,000 all over Australia, and there were probably more than 240 different Aboriginal languages. The groups did not have a leader. Instead, things were decided by the older men in a group. People from different groups often travelled hundreds of miles to meet each other.
Aboriginal life changed when an English boat arrived in Australia in 1770. Many Aborigines were killed in the wars that they had with the English. More Europeans came, and they started taking land from the Aborigines. The Europeans also brought new illnesses that killed the Aborigines. The result is that today there are only about 300,000 Aborigines in Australia.
【小题1】The Aborigines painted pictures       .

A．on animals’ fur	B．on the land
C．on the tree	D．on the rock

【小题2】What do you think the Aborigines used boomerangs to do?

A．To paint.

B．To hunt.

C．To fight.

D．To play.

【小题3】The Aborigines thought        were the most important on the earth.

A．people

B．animals

C．spirits

D．plants

【小题4】In an Aboriginal group        decided things.

A．the older men	B．the leader
C．the English	D．the Europeans

【小题5】The number of the Aborigines is small today       .

A．because their living condition was very bad

B．because the English killed a lot of them in the wars

C．because of the new illnesses the Europeans brought them

D．because of the wars and the new illnesses

At nine o'clock in the evening on 15 September,1961, Mr and Mrs Hill were driving along Motorway 3 (3号高速公路) when they saw a spaceship.
They drove on to Sand field, the next town. They got there the next morning. Mr Hill looked at his watch.
"Why did it take us so long? " he asked. "Three hundred and four kilometers in seven hours?"
Mrs Hill went white in the face. "Something is strange, "she said." But I can't remember anything."
Later, with the help of, a doctor, they remembered everything. After they saw the spaceship, they got out of their car and then they "lost" several hours.
They remembered they heard a "bleep, bleep" noise from the spaceship. When they tried to run back to their car, there were three aliens (外星人) between them and their car.
The aliens took them to their spaceship. They asked them questions about the food and drink on Earth. They were very interested in Mr Hill's teeth because his teeth could come out!
Finally, the aliens took them back to their car and the spaceship flew away.
【小题1】What time do you think the Hills arrived at Sand field?

A．At4 a.m. on 15 September.	B．At 4 a.m. on 16 September.
C．At 6 a.m. on 15 September.	D．At 6 a.m. on 16 September.

【小题2】What made Mrs Hill feel strange at first?

A．Short way but long time.	B．Short time but long way.
C．Poor memory during the drive.	D．Careful driving on Motorway 3.

【小题3】The right order to show what happened to the Hills is
a. they got out of the car                  b. they saw a spaceship
c. they were asked some questions          d. they met three aliens

A．b;a;d;c	B．a;b;c;d
C．d;a:b:c	D．c:d:b:a

【小题4】Which of the following pictures can best explain why the aliens were interested in Mr Hill's teeth?

— What do you think the teachers in your school are like?

— I think they are very kind, _____ they look serious.

A．though

B．or

C．because

D．and

 

- Do you think the Stars will beat the Bulls?

- Yes. They have better players, so I_______ them to win.

A．hope             B．prefer            C．expect            D．want

 

There are few families in the United States that do not have either a radio or television set. Both of them have become a necessary part of our daily life, keeping us filled with the news of the day, teaching us in many fields of interest, and making us happy with singing, dancing and acting.
Marconl, the Italian inventor, who gave us the radio, probably didn’t know how much his great invention would have done for the world in the years to come. Radio had, perhaps done as much as any other communication tool. Things of the world can be reported to people everywhere a few seconds after they happen. Travelers in or out of–the–way places, ships at sea even astronauts round the earth are able to keep in touch with each other by radio.
Television is another important invention. It lets us see as well as hear the actor. Since its appearance, TV has done a great deal in the daily life of people everywhere. Many programs are now televised in color.
Perhaps the most modern invention is “Telstar”, a “star” moving round the earth. It makes it possible for the people all over the world to be closer than ever before. Now a family in Chicago can watch on TV a motor–car race in Italy, a table tennis competition in Beijing or a volleyball match in Japan as these events are actually happening!
【小题1】The passage tells us that __________ in the U.S.A. have no radio or television set.
A. few families   B. all the families    C. many families   D. a few families
【小题2】Who do you think the writer of the passage is?

A．An Italian.

B．A Japanese.

C．An American.

D．A Chinese.

【小题3】Why does the passage say radio and TV have become a necessary part of our daily life?

A．Because they have touched nearly everything in our life.

B．Because men would not live happily without them.

C．Because they are the only ways to spread information.

D．Because no communication means no life.

【小题4】 What is a “Telstar” used to do according to the passage?

A．To receive and store information only.

B．To move around the earth just like the moon.

C．To give light onto the earth at night.

D．To help send out radio or TV information to the world.

【小题5】 When the writer introduces Marconl in the second paragraph, he means __________.

A．he was just an Italian inventor

B．his invention has done much for the world

C．he had reported much to people all over the world

D．he helped people travel a lot around the world